ac·cus·a·to·ry \əˈkyüzəˌtōrē, aˈ-, -tȯ-, -ri\adjective Etymology: Latin accusatorius of an accuser, from accusator accuser, from accusatus (past participle of accusare to call to account, accuse) + -or 1.: containing or expressing accusation : tending to accusation : accusing < black accusatory looks — Corra Harris > < the accusatory generalities uttered during the war — R.H.Jackson > 2.law: accusatorial